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Minnesota National Guard NewsTue, 31 Mar 2015 12:35:00 CDTrssfeeds.php by minnesotanationalguard.org2015, Minnesota National Guardwebmaster@mn.ngb.army.mil (NGMN Web Master)US State Partnership Programme improves regional security http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=4803
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The US has been aiding countries in the region to improve their defence and military capacities as well as their relations with the NATO. The main tool for this goal is the US State Partnership Programme, in which the US National Guard partners with states from the former Soviet Bloc.
"In the process of upgrading the capabilities of the armed forces of small, transitional countries, co-operation with developed, democratic countries and their military structures [is necessary]," Zvonimir Mahecic, an external expert at the Institute for International Relations in Zagreb and a retired colonel from the Croatian military, told SETimes. "Through joint activities, militaries as well as civilians of small countries are getting a chance to learn from the experiences of military structures that had passed through significant development and adjustment to the needs of combat and non-combat operations of the 21st century. This kind of co-operation represents a great chance to transfer knowledge and achieve implementation. One example of this type of co-operation is <a href="http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/currentops/croatia/index.php">between the Minnesota National Guard and Croatian</a>."
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:37:00 CDThttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/events/index.php?item=4803State Prepares for Next Disaster with Vigilant Guardhttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=4796
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Whether it's a devastating flood in Duluth or along the Red River Valley, a wildfire threatening Ely, a tornado outbreak bearing down on Minneapolis or the threat of a man-made disaster at the Mall of America, agencies and organizations from across the state are preparing their teams to respond as one.
"We focus on all hazards," said Minnesota Director of <a href="https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem/Pages/default.aspx">Homeland Security and Emergency Management</a> Joe Kelly on a recent episode of <a href="http://minnesotamilitaryradiohour.com/">Minnesota Military Radio</a>. "What we've learned though is that, when it comes to preparedness, it's not necessarily the specific hazard. It is the planning and the training together and the relationships."
"Nobody had a scenario in an exercise that ever had the 35W bridge collapsing and dropping into the Mississippi River," Kelly continued. "But, because we had trained on other types of disaster scenarios, particularly the local [governments], Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hennepin and Ramsey County and their supporting, surrounding communities, they were ready for that. And that shows the real value of training together and focusing in an all-hazards way."
Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:48:00 CDThttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/events/index.php?item=4796Deployment Ceremony Gives Soldiers A Proper Send-Offhttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=4768
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ST. CLOUD, Minn.- A deployment ceremony was held Saturday afternoon for Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers in the St. Cloud-based Detachment 1, <a href="http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/units/unit_template.php?unit=WP1BC1">Charlie Company, 1-171 Aviation Regiment</a>.
The ceremony featured guest speakers, the Order to Mobilization, and a benediction from the brigade chaplain.
Captain Amanda Waldusky is a commanding officer for the company. She says they will head down to Texas before the actual deployment.
Read More: Deployment Ceremony Gives Soldiers A Proper Send-Off [VIDEO] | http://wjon.com/deployment-ceremony-gives-soldiers-a-proper-send-off-video/?trackback=tsmclip
Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:04:00 CDThttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/events/index.php?item=4768Minnesota Guard will not be going to Liberia, after allhttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=4767
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ST. PAUL, Minn.- As the number of West Africans who have become infected with Ebola drops dramatically, members of the Minnesota National Guard's <a href="http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/units/unit_template.php?unit=PUNRR">34th Red Bull Infantry Division</a> are learning that they will not be going to Liberia to support the U.S. military's mission there.
Col. Kevin Olson, Guard spokesman, said Saturday night that the division -- which was going to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance -- is no longer required.
"The Rosemount-based 34th Red Bull Infantry Division was one of the units identified to deploy, and has informed the nearly 300 soldiers preparing for this mission that they will not be required to support the effort to contain the Ebola virus disease in West Africa," Olson said in a statement.
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:07:00 CDThttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/events/index.php?item=4767Hockey Day 2015: Big games, troop tributes pair well with unique settinghttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=4764
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ST. PAUL, Minn.- Hockey mixed with helicopters Saturday at St. Paul's Holman Field as Minnesota sent out a combined salute to the sport and men and women in the armed services.
This year's Hockey Day Minnesota was organized in conjunction with the Minnesota National Guard and helps benefit the Serving Our Troops organization.
The result was what organizers think might be an event unique in the history of hockey: A tournament played on an outdoor rink set up on the tarmac of a working airport.
Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:33:00 CDThttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/events/index.php?item=4764After 63 Years, Minn. Family Lays Father to Rest at Fort Snellinghttp://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=4755
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ST. PAUL, Minn.- Typically funerals are a sad affair. But at this one there is more joy than grief. After 63 years, Gordon Hannah Jr. laid his father to rest Wednesday.
"I just prayed during my lifetime that we'd find him and get him home," he said.
Hannah's father fought in the Korean War. He went missing during a battle in South Korea. He remembers the day his mother got the call.
"It was just me and her and my little brother. She just said, 'daddy's not coming home they can't find dad,'" Hannah said.
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